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Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 6, 2019–The news this week about a patient being cured of HIV infection is a hopeful one, yet this news should be met with caution. It also requires an explanation when it comes to...

March 6, 2019

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Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

STONY BROOK, NY, March 5, 2019 – The physical and cognitive health of 911 World Trade Center responders remains a concern for healthcare professionals who care for the thousands of responders, many of whom continue to...

March 5, 2019

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Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

STONY BROOK, NY, March 1 , 2019 – A team of Stony Brook University autism researchers investigating atypical communications characteristics (such as repeating words or having unusual utterances) of children being...

March 1, 2019

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Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

STONY BROOK, NY, February 28 , 2019 – Periodontitis is a progressive inflammatory disease that affects approximately half of all American adults. Colonization of the oral cavity by a bacterial pathogen called...

February 28, 2019

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Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

STONY BROOK, NY–February 19, 2019 – Stony Brook University energy researchers will be testing a prototype storage battery called a vanadium flow batterythat is designed to be more energy efficient than existing...

February 19, 2019

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Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

STONY BROOK, NY, February 19 , 2019 – Bettina Fries, MD, Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Medicine, and David Thanassi, PhD...

February 19, 2019

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Studying the Effects of Anesthesia on Metastatic Breast Cancer

STONY BROOK, NY, February 14 , 2019 – Surgery offers the best hope to cure breast cancer when disease does not spread. However, breast cancer that spreads to distant organs accounts for most of breast cancer deaths...

February 14, 2019

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Engineering Professor Lands NSF Funding to Teach Robotics to Kids

STONY BROOK, NY, February 14 , 2019 – Robotics is part of nearly all fields of science and has helped to transform work ranging from manufacturing to vehicle technology to surgery. To help students from elementary...

February 14, 2019

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Amazon Grant to Fund Malicious Bot Detection Project

STONY BROOK, NY, February 13 , 2019 – Stony Brook University computer scientist Nick Nikiforakis has received a 2018 Amazon Research Award for his work in the area of Internet security. The award includes $64,000 to...

February 13, 2019

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Is Autism Truly a Spectrum? New Research Suggests Classification More Complex

STONY BROOK, NY, February 8 , 2019 – A new Stony Brook University-led study that compared two large independent samples of children and adolescents totaling about 6,000 people with and without diagnosed autism reveals...

February 8, 2019

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New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May Be Different Than we Thought

STONY BROOK, NY, February 4 , 2019 – The history of the universe is predicated on the idea that, compared to today, the universe was hotter and more symmetric in its early phase. Scientists have thought this because of...

February 4, 2019

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Ken Dill to Receive National Award for Protein Folding Research

STONY BROOK, NY, January 25 , 2019 – Ken A. Dill, PhD, Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, and the Louis...

January 25, 2019

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Research on Smartphone Interface Aims to Heighten Ease of Use

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 17, 2019 – Xiaojun Bi, a Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University has received a $315,000 National...

January 17, 2019

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Eighteen Students Mentored at Stony Brook Named Top Regeneron Scholars

The Regeneron Science Talent Search has named the top 300 scholars as part of its 78th nationwide research competition among high school students. Eighteen of these students conduct research in Stony Brook University...

January 16, 2019

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Dental Researchers Receive NIH Grants to Advance Bone Regeneration Technology, Periodontal Disease Diagnostics

STONY BROOK, NY, January 8 , 2019 – Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine researchers are going high-tech to help solve some of the world’s leading oral health problems. Two projects totaling...

January 8, 2019

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Study Shows New Way to Group Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets

STONY BROOK, NY, January 3 , 2019 – Protein kinases – a class of signaling molecules – regulate most cellular processes. When protein kinases malfunction, diseases such as cancer can result. This is why certain types...

January 3, 2019

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Study Shows NPs Play Vital Role in Oral Health Care and Disparities

STONY BROOK, NY, December 18 , 2018 – A national survey of nurse practitioner (NP) training program educators, conducted by the Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH), reveals that a large...

December 18, 2018

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Biophysicist and Adjunct Professor Elected NAI Fellow

STONY BROOK, N.Y., December 13, 2018 – F. William Studier, Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry at Stony Brook University and a Senior Biophysicist Emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National...

December 13, 2018

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Category: Research

Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

Studying the Effects of Anesthesia on Metastatic Breast Cancer

Engineering Professor Lands NSF Funding to Teach Robotics to Kids

Amazon Grant to Fund Malicious Bot Detection Project

Is Autism Truly a Spectrum? New Research Suggests Classification More Complex

New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May Be Different Than we Thought

Ken Dill to Receive National Award for Protein Folding Research

Research on Smartphone Interface Aims to Heighten Ease of Use

Eighteen Students Mentored at Stony Brook Named Top Regeneron Scholars

Dental Researchers Receive NIH Grants to Advance Bone Regeneration Technology, Periodontal Disease Diagnostics

Study Shows New Way to Group Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets

Study Shows NPs Play Vital Role in Oral Health Care and Disparities

Biophysicist and Adjunct Professor Elected NAI Fellow

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